‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Fans React on The Return of Popular Dead Characters

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Still shook. Some of Grey’s Anatomy’s most popular dead characters — including Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd — made appearances during the Thursday, November 1, episode of the long-running medical drama and fans are still wiping away their tears.

At the end of the Dia de los Muertos-themed episode, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) walked through Grey Sloan and saw Derek, her sister Lexi Grey (Chyler Leigh), her mother Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) and even her fallen dog, Doc.

“NO #GREYSANATOMY YOU CAN’T JUST THROW IN THE GHOSTS OF MCDREAMY AND MCSTEAMY AND EXPECT ME TO BE OKAY WITH IT,” one fan tweeted Opens a New Window. . “AND GEORGE. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO THROW IN GEORGE?!”

Another user shared Opens a New Window. a gif of a crying Will Ferrell shaking too much to drink his wine: “When chasing cars starts playing in Spanish…the you see Derek… @GreysABC #GreysAnatomy @EllenPompeo.”

“The holiday is delightful … I suggested Meredith’s dead people come back and visit her in this episode. This was one of our first ideas at the beginning of the season,” Vernoff explained. “We have some iconic footage that the fans will immediately recognize: That shot of Derek, the fans who have watched the show multiple times know what episode that is from. There are iconic moments and shots that we pulled from moments that actually never aired on the show — like Mark with Derek.”
Grey’s Anatomy airs on ABC Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.

Okay, but for real, as soon as @GreysABC started playing Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol in Spanish I just KNEW something was coming that was going to set me off. How they used that song/Dia de los Muertos for that ending was unreal. Instant tears. 😭LOVE this show #GreysAnatomy⁠ ⁠